Language barriers could deter more than 100,000 Californians from enrolling in the state's Health Benefit Exchange Program, according to a recent study conducted by the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network, the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education. The study projects that in California more than one million adults with limited-English proficient (LEP) will be eligible to receive tax credits to allow them to purchase affordable coverage; however, only 42 % of eligible LEP adults are expected to enroll in the program. In California, more than 15 million residents speak a language other than English at home, and nearly half of them have limited proficiency in English. These statistics indicate the importance of adopting a strategy to improve community outreach and education. Of the population eligible for tax credits, 48 % are Latinos, 2 % are Native Americans, 4 % are African Americans, 32% are Caucasians

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